Galveston

By Erin Mulvaney The Crown Princess cruise ship returned to Galveston Saturday after more than 400 toilets broke down during the seven-day Caribbean cruise, officials said. The ship on Friday experienced problems with its toilet system and many of the onboard toilets were not flushing, said Julie Benson, a cruise line spokeswoman. The Crown Princess, […]
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Authorities say there are no obvious signs of foul play in the deaths of a man and wife from North Carolina found Friday at the Holiday Inn Express at 8628 Seawall in Galveston. The Daily News reports that a hotel staff member found William Cargile, 58, and Dr. Leslie Cargile, 53, in their room, with […]
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Thieves have targeted Galveston lifeguards, swiping their car keys from guard towers and driving off in their vehicles, KPRC-TV reported. In two days, thieves stole two cars from lifeguards working the beaches along the Galveston Seawall. I saw two people standing around my tower. One person was in it. I came back and realized that […]
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Staff Sgt. Patrick Rogers of Galveston was part of a medevac team that rescued two soldiers from a cliff after a July 4 ambush in Afghanistan, The Daily News reports on its website. The rescuers’ Black Hawk helicopter came under fire as they plucked the two wounded soldiers from the mountainside. Defense Department officials tell […]
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Galveston city officials have lifted a boil water notice for residents and business owners in Galveston, Pelican Island and Jamaica Beach after further test results Wednesday proved negative for E. coli bacteria. “As soon as the test results were available, we released them to the public knowing that this would be a big relief to […]
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Galveston officials have issued a boil water notice for residents and businesses after routine testing of drinking water tested positive for E. coli, officials said. The notice includes residents and businesses in the City of Jamaica Beach and on Pelican Island, officials said. City leaders were notified Monday of the test results, and resampled the […]
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The City of Galveston will hold a runoff election this Saturday, June 23, to elect a mayor at-large and District 4 City council member. In the mayoral race, Lewis Rosen, 69, a retired businessman, is hoping to unseat incumbent Mayor Joe Jaworski, 50, an attorney. Rosen drew the largest share of the vote – almost […]
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Galveston police say emergency personnel were not able to revive a man, found with bath salts, who had been shouting incoherently in the middle of a street as traffic passed around him. Police responded around 10 p.m. to a disturbance in the 800 block of 21st Street Saturday. The man was standing the roadway and officers […]
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She’s alive and well and smells like rotting flesh, and her fans just keep coming. Meet “Morticia,” the Giant Corpse flower that began to bloom on June 13 at the Moody Gardens Rainforest Pyramid. With a short blooming period of two to four days, visitors have the rare opportunity to see and smell the Amorphophallus […]
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A small wildfire just north of Rollover Pass cast a smoky haze Saturday morning over Galveston Island, according to the National Weather Service. “East/northeast winds this morning are carrying smoke from a wildfire in southeastern Chambers County across the Bolivar Peninsula and into the city of Galveston this morning,” the weather service reported Saturday. The […]
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